Thankyou Sheepfu, I think you were onto something with the gfx card settings. however as i dont know what i am adjusting and how it is effecting the game i am getting mixed results. By adjusting some of the AA and texture settings i was able to get some improvement but not 100%. I was wondering if you could advise how i am to adjust these settings? I apologise in advance for my garble as i do not know much about computers. Thanks in advance. Gary